FORA.tv Speaker - Robert Chatterton Dickson

Biography

Robert Chatterton Dickson has been the British Consul General, Chicago, since July 2010. He is responsible for representing the United Kingdom and promoting political, trade, investment, economic, and cultural relations between the United States and the United Kingdom across thirteen states of the US-Midwest. Before becoming Consul General, Robert was Joint Head of the Counter Terrorism Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, leading a team of over 80 staff responsible for international counter terrorism policy and operations. From 2004 to 2007 he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia. His earlier diplomatic experience included working on Iraq, NATO, and UN peacekeeping in London; and postings to the British Embassies in Manila and Washington. Before joining the FCO he worked as an analyst and UK and international investment manager for Morgan Grenfell & Co., a merchant bank in the city of London.